Igniting material for matches.



WILLIAM Mom, ornD on'roN, AND CHARLES ROBERT EDWARD BELL, OF

' noMLnY, ENGLAND.

rem-rune MATERIAL For: MATCHES.

SPEOIFICATIOX forming of Letters Patent N0. 724,411, dated march 31, 1903.

. A lication filed December 22, 1 902. Serial in-136,216. (Specimens) the object being to produce any of these so that they can he ignited by friction or percussion without-the use of yellow phosphorus.

It has been found that in addition to red phosphorus and yellow phosphorus there is another allotropic form of the element, the

properties of whichare intermediate between those of thered and yellow phosphorus. This body is bright-red to deep-orange colored. It is not poisonous, and its chemical activity is more than that of ordinary red phosphorus,- but less than that of yellow phosphorus. The. bright red phosphorus is clearl'y distinguished from ordinary amorphous phosphorus by the following characteristics: It is obtained in a state of very-fine division. When heated with dilute alkalies, it dissolves with V generation of non-inflammable phosphoreted substitute for yellow phosphorus in igniting material for the composition'of match heads,

fuses for cartridges, and the: like in which the ignition is eifected mechanically. As in the case of yellow phosphorus, ,the bright-red phosphorus is mixed with an oxygen-carryi ing composition, which consistsof an oxygen.-

carrying salt,- some hard pulverulent substance, and a binding agent. For example, the following mixture may be used for igniting material; bright-red phosphorus, five parts, by weight; chlorate of potash, (KClO ,)-twenty parts, by weight; glass-powder, ten parts, by weight; kieselguhr, three and one-half parts, by weight;

glue, ten parts, by weight.

Other substances maybe used instead of 'the chlorate of potash, kieselguhr, glass, and .glue.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mechanically-igniting material the combination with an oxygen-carrying composition of the bright-red allotropic form of non-poisonous phosphorus distinct in its char acteristics from the commercial article known as red or amorphous phosphorus.

In a mechanically-igniting material the combination of the bright-red allotropicform of non-poisonous phosphorus, an oxygen-can rying salt and a hard powder.

3. In a mechanically-igniting material-the combination of the brighter-ed allotropic form of non-poisonous phosphorus, chlorate of pot ash, hard mineral powder and a binding agent.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' WILLIAM lllUlR.

CHARLES RilBERT EDWARD BELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. BALLANTYNE,

HARRY W. WRIDGLY. 

